diff --git a/release.pl b/release.pl
index daa25921fdf8acf8b0c2170f2f473f913c72c579..c1669db32ed00b4c02546e01217b033b630f5f01 100644
--- a/release.pl
+++ b/release.pl
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ sub Parse
 			next if ( $line =~ /\s*#/ );
 			
 			chomp($line);
+			$line =~ s/\r//g;
 			$_ = $line;
 			
 			#test for "include" command